Drug War

More than 400 dispensaries are under orders to close in accordance with the city's news medical marijuana ordinance. Eventually, the city hopes to whittle the number of pot shops down to 70 and to limit outlets to industrial areas.

US National Guard troops being sent to the Mexican border will be used to stem the flow of guns and drugs across the frontier and not to enforce US immigration laws, the State Department said Wednesday.
The clarification came after the Mexican gov

Marijuana advocacy group Sensible Washington learned that a dozen signed copies of the marijuana legalization initiative for Washington State of which it is the sponsor, were seized last week by the federally-funded WestNET drug task force.

Paul Hutton, 40, was pulled over by police as he drove an electric Barbie car, which moves slower than a mobility scooter, near his home. "I was very surprised to get done for drink-driving but I was a twit to say the least.
"It is designed for th

People are outraged that a man can be sent to prison for selling plant seeds. Marc is a glaring example of the uselessness and waste of the War on Drugs. How much taxpayer money has the United States blown trying to put Marc away?

After 40 years, the United States' war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives, and for what? Drug use is rampant and violence even more brutal and widespread. Even U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske concedes the strategy hasn't

US officials call it "the window": the period for heightened cooperation against narcotics cartels between now and the end of 2012, when Mexican President Calderon leaves office. Under his leadership, Mexico has sent 326 wanted fugitives to stand tri

The White House announced Tuesday a new strategy for the decades-old War on Drugs, saying it plans to place emphasis on treatment and prevention and urging sharp reductions to drug abuse rates nation-wide.

The libertarian-minded congressman entered this statement into the Congressional Record on Thursday, to commemorate Hemp History Week:
Madam Speaker, I rise to speak about Hemp History Week. To celebrate the American heritage of growing industrial

Moms got tougher drunk-driving laws on the books and were directly responsible for passing and then repealing alcohol Prohibition. Now marijuana activists are trying to enlist the nation's mothers in legalization efforts

Nancy Pelosi – one of the world’s leading trending topics.
She’s come out with a real stinker on this one.
Quoting the Rand Institute, our brilliant House Leader has come out stating that it would be far less costly to treat your teens for thei

Savannah Georgia was inspired by other areas in the country and has joined the growing marijuana celebrations and protests. Around 150 activist came out to a public square and protested Georgia's arcane drug laws. It was a mix of colorful,fun and ec

Video of a Missouri family has their door broken down in the middle of the night by the guys whose job it is to "Serve and Protect." Their family pets are shot--including their corgi--while their young son is a startled on-looker.

Officers say that with the help of a drug-sniffing dog from the Phoenix police, they located 450 pounds of marijuana in luggage inside the sleeper berth of the truck. The truck and all 430 pounds of marijuana were impounded.

Seattle's new city attorney has better things to do than prosecute pot smokers, he said January 14. City Attorney Pete Holmes announced he was dismissing all marijuana possession cases, starting with those filed by his predecessor, Tom Carr

Hour 1 - Howard Wooldridge from LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) Drugs and Immigration Wars / Hour 2 - Butler Shaffer is a law professor and author... Chaos = more freedom than the Gov't that currently abuses us now.

"In our culture, alcohol is forbidden, and this is an area where there are a lot of Muslims," said a social worker and officer with the local Young Muslim Association. Smoking hookah "is something for them to do. It's their winding down."

People across the country defied the law April 20 to fire up. While many smoked marijuana, it was a different celebration on the campus of Arizona State University. At the 420 celebration at ASU were many students and activists were gathered for fun

April 20th Celebration “FREE MARIJUANA FROM THE CHAINS OF IGNORANCE!” NORML at ASU and Devil’s Advocate present The 4/20 Fest! SPREAD THE WORK and PASS IT TO A FRIEND. This event will be in front of the Memorial Union Building at ASU. Live bands, gue